Spend More Time Simulating the Real Game
In “Be A Player,” Lynn Marriott and Pia Nilsson cite another study about trying to do the same thing over and over again: “'The nervous system was designed to be flexible, not to do the same thing over and over,’ Churchland explained when the study was...
Create Synchronicity
Being perfect in the last 12-15 percent of the shot is what I am concentrating on. And I will engage both sides of the brain creating “synchronicity” throughout the shot. This stops the argument most shooters have in their heads. They are trying to not think,...
Committed to your Decision
“Are you aware of how committed you stayed to your decision about your shot?” Many shooters have never really considered the idea of commitment to their shots. They enter the box without a plan, load, call “pull,” chase the target and try to fix the...
Too Many Players Focus on Achieving “Consistency”
In "Be A Player" Marriot and Nilsson mention a study that proves the human brain is not wired to do the same repetition the exact same way over and over again which is why emphasizing perfect at the end is so powerful. Why is the idea of...
Enhancing Awareness
To me, seeing the movie and my confidence in the movie gives me great awareness and confidence. Shooters who are watching the Clay Kill Shot ShotKam videos in Knowledge Vault are shooting better scores with less practice! Watch the Clay Kill Shot Reviews on singles or...
More on Deliberate Practice
Last month we did an extra Coaching Hour on deliberate practice and we will be doing our fifth one next week on the topic! We have been learning even more about skill-building and the value of deliberate practice. Skill is the ability to anticipate ahead of...
Welcome to the Zone!
Now, read this sentence out loud over and over: “Better get to do to what know don’t but shot better a be could I wish I.” You got through the first four words fine because they began to make a thought. But on the fifth word,...
Pointing Your Nose at the Look Point
When I am the first shooter at a station, sometimes I have trouble seeing the target until it gets a way out. When I am scoring or pulling, I can see the target sooner. Is there any way I can see the target sooner when I...
Long-Term Memory
All your skill is stored in your long-term memory and each skill circuit, due to repetition, creates a familiar picture in your brain each time it is fired. This allows your brain to anticipate ahead of what you are doing, allowing you to shoot without...
Every Action with the Muzzles
In skeet, all but four targets are shot in the first third of their flight path, which means every action must be perfect. We have found one swing thought that has improved so many skeet shooters over our 42-year shooting coaching careers: Every action with the muzzles...